Give 4 marks extra to 49 erroneous questions in Tamil version of NEET: HC to CBSE
Madurai: The Madras High Court today ordered the CBSE to grant 196 marks -- 4 marks each for 49 erroneous questions -- in the Tamil version of this year's NEET to those who took the exam for medical admissions in the regional language. Petitioner senior CPI-M leader T K Rangarajan has sought full marks for the 49 questions, saying key words in the Tamil questions were wrongly translated from English and this caused confusion for the students. Referring to the CBSE's submission that the decision on most appropriate answer was taken by experts and marks were awarded based on that, the bench wondered whether the board entrusted with the conduct of such a national-level examination could be so uncertain about the answers for the questions raised by it. Referring to the question of locus standi of the CPI-M leader to move the court on the issue, the judges said asking 49 erroneous questions out 180 questions was large enough public interest and it mattered little as to who raised it.
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